1. May 8-14, 2014 Myanmar Business Today mmbiztoday.com mmbiztoday.com May 8-14, 2014| Vol 2, Issue 18MYANMARS FIRST BILINGUAL BUSINESS JOURNAL Myanmar Summary Myanmar Summary Contd. P 12... Contd. P 12... Inside MBT Yangons Traders Hotel Becomes Sule Shangri-La P-23 Seven in 10 Asian Firms Eyeing Myanmar Entry in The Next 12 Months: Survey S eventy percent of Asian business lead- ers said they plan to expand into Myan- mar within the next 12 the Southeast Asian coun- try remains a key invest- ment hotspot for compa- nies looking for regional growth opportunities, a survey revealed. The survey, conducted among key decision mak- ers of Asian companies with an annual turnover of S$50 million or more, found that the two most compelling reasons be- hind their focus on My- anmar were the opportu- nity to provide goods and services to the countrys growing middle class (46 cant business opportuni- ties present as a result of the countrys rapid trans- formation (41 percent), the survey results show. Singapore-based United Overseas Bank Ltd (UOB) conducted the survey with more than 100 of its cor- porate banking and com- Phyu Thit Lwin mercial banking customers when they attended an in- vestment seminar in Yan- gon in late February. Ivan Chu, business op- erations manager, Soon Hong Seng Pvt Ltd, a hardware tools and safety equipment supplier, said: Myanmars fast-growing economy and its need for infrastructural develop- ment mean that there is a ready market for our hardware tools and safety products. This, combined with competitive labour costs and young and vibrant workforce, makes Myan- mar an attractive expan- sion destination for our manufacturing business. However, as with any emerging economy going through a rapid transfor- mation, Myanmar faces the challenges of chang- ing local laws and invest- ment regulations. Sam Cheong, execu- tive director and head of group FDI Advisory Unit, UOB Group, said, The business opportunities in Myanmar are real and so are the risks and chal- lenges. UOB United Overseas BankrMumao;rDu aumuf,lcJYaom ppfwrf;t&tm&SpD;yGm;a&;OD;aqmif olrsm;70&mcdkifEIef;onf wpfESpf twGif; jrefrmEkdifiHwGif aps;uGuf csJUxGifoGm;&ef jyifqifvsuf&Sd aMumif; od&onf/ jrefrmEkdifiHonf a'owGif; zGHUNzdK; wkd;wufrItcGifhtvrf;rsm;&SmazG aeonfhukrPDrsm;twGuf t"du &if;ESD;jrKyfESHrItcsuftcsmwpfck tjzpf qufvuf&yfwnfvsuf&Sd onf/ppfwrf;udk wpfESpfvQif aiGaMu;vnfywfrI a':vmoef; Thilawa SEZ Construction Work on Track Project set to go into partial operation in mid-2015 Htun Htun Min M yanmar will see Thilawa Special Economic Zone (SEZ) go into partial operation in involved with the project said. The earthwork for the Class A Project has been completed and construc- tion of water and power facilities are underway, U Win Aung, chairman of Myanmar Thilawa SEZ Holdings Public Ltd (MTSH), which holds 41 percent share in the pro- ject, said. The Thilawa project is expected to help create about 40,000 jobs for lo- cal residents, he added. The Class A project cov- ers 396 hectares out of the 2,342-hectare Thila- wa SEZ, located 25 kilo- metres from Yangon. MTSH has received many letters of intents from companies around the world, especially from Japan, Hong Kong and Europe, to invest in the project, he added. Thilawa SEZ Holdings to Return over K18-b Oversubscribed Shares P-5 The Bonds That Will Tie The Na- tion (Part I) P-7 oDv0gtxl;pD;yGm;a&;Zkeftm; 2015 ckESpfESpfv,fydkif;wGifvkyfief; rsm; pwifvnfywfvkyfaqmif oGm;rnfjzpfaMumif; tqdkygpDrH udef;wm0ef&SdolwpfOD;rS ajym Mum;cJhonf/ tqdkygoDv0gpDrHudef;taejzifh a'ocHrsm;twGuf tvkyftudkif aygif; av;aomif;cefY zefwD;ay; Edkifvdrfhrnf[k cefYrSef;&onf/

2. May 8-14, 2014 Myanmar Business Today mmbiztoday.com 2LOCAL BIZ MYANMARS FIRST BILINGUAL BUSINESS JOURNAL Board of Editors Editor-in-Chief - Sherpa Hossainy Email - sherpa.hossainy@gmail.com Ph - 09 42 110 8150 Editor-in-Charge - Wai Linn Kyaw Email - linnkhant18@gmail.com Ph - 09 40 157 9090 Reporters &Writers Sherpa Hossainy, Kyaw Min, Wai Linn Kyaw, Phyu Thit Lwin, Aye Myat, Pann Nu, Htun Htun Min, May Soe San Art & Design Zarni Min Naing (Circle) Email - zarni.circle@gmail.com Ph - 09 7310 5793 Ko Naing Email - nzlinn.13@gmail.com Ph - 09 730 38114 DTP May Su Hlaing Translators Wai Linn Kyaw, Phyu Maung, Bone Pyae Sone Advertising Seint Seint Aye, Moe Hsann Pann, Htet Wai Yan, Zin Wai Oo Advertising Hotline - 09 420 237 625, 09 4211 567 05, 09 31 450 345 Email - sales.mbtweekly@gmail.com Managing Director Prasert Lekavanichkajorn pkajorn@hotmail.com 09421149720 Publisher U Myo Oo (04622) No. 1A-3, Myintha 11th Street, South Okkalapa Township, Yangon. Tel: 951-850 0763, Fax: 951-8603288 ext: 007 Shwe Naing Ngan Printing (04193) Printing Subscription & Circulation Aung Khin Sint - aksint2008@gmail.com 09 20 435 59 Nilar Myint - manilarmyint76@gmail.com 09 4210 855 11 Khaing Zaw Hnin - snowkz34@gmail.com 09 4211 30133 Business News in Brief Military-owned enterprises to lose privileges in mining sector Myanma Economic Holding Ltd (MEHL) and Myan- ma Economic Corp (MEC), owned by the Ministry of Defence, will not have any special privileges in the min- ing sector including the lucrative jade and ruby indus- try, local media reported, citing director general Win Htein of the Ministry of Mining. They wont have any privileges any more. They will have to take part in the competitive bidding against others when their current mining licenses expire soon, he was quoted as saying. Local airline to launch Myeik-Bangkok Flight ing Myanmars southeastern archipelago of Myeik with Thai capital Bangkok this month, according to a local media report. Union Express Charter Airline, a joint venture between Myanmar Union Express Aviation using a 168-seater Boeing737 to link Bangkok and the coastal city in Tanintharyi division, which was recently opened up for tourism. Flights will run every Tuesday and Friday, costing $140 for a return ticket, the report to Bangkok via Yangon. Japan to give 4b to streamline taxation sec- tor Japan has pledged to spend almost 4 billion to streamline Myanmars tax sector, according to the Cus- toms Department under the Ministry of Finance. The Japanese government will provide 3.9 billion for the Single Window Project which aims to modernise the taxation system by using auto-clearing for commodi- ties. An agreement regarding this between the two gov- ernments was signed last month. Thilawa SEZ Holdings to pick independent di- rector The government has asked the Thilawa SEZ Holdings Co Ltd to appoint independent directors who wont hold any shares in the company. The Myanmar govern- ment owns ten percent of the company while 41 percent nies investing over K39 million ($40,206) in the shares. The remaining 49 percent is owned by Japan. We will hold a shareholder meeting and appoint the directors, U Set Aung, chairman for Thilawa SEZ Administration Committee, said. Myanmar relaxes journo visa rules for ASEAN Summit eign journalists seeking to cover the upcoming ASEAN Summit in the country later this month, the informa- tion ministry said. Under the new scheme, the one- month multiple entry visa rule for foreign reporters has ists were advised to re-apply for a new visa after three months at the Myanmar embassies which issued their will be allowed to extend their visa in every six months, according to the new plan. Yatanarpon Teleport seeks foreign partners State-owned telecommunications services provider Yatanarpon Teleport is in discussion with four foreign companies to establish a public-private partnership, lo- cal media reported. True Move from Thailand and Ax- iata from Malaysia are reported to be favourites. The joint venture will be 51 percent owned by Yatanarpon tanarpon Teleport currently provides mobile services and internet provision. MOGE calls rigs upgrade tender State-owned Myanma Oil and Gas Enterprise (MOGE) under the Ministry of Energy is now planning to up- grade its own drilling rigs with a range of capacity for shallow, medium and deep wells, and aims to cooperate with local and foreign partners to participate in future drilling activities. MOGE said all interested local and foreign companies are warmly invited to come and dis- at Complex 44 in Nay Pyi Taw. 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May 8-14, 2014 Myanmar Business Today mmbiztoday.com 3LOCAL BIZ Myanmar Summary 6,000 Tonnes of Rice to Be Shipped to Japan This Month Rice export falls in 2013-2014 FY Phyu Thit Lwin M yanmar will export 6,000 tonnes of rice to Japan this month, ac- cording to Myanmar Rice Fed- eration (MRF). This is the second time My- anmar is going to export rice to Japan after Japan agreed to im- port rice from Myanmar for the In 2013, Myanmar won the tender to export 5,000 tonnes of rice to Japan. This year, Myanmar Agribusi- ness Public Corp (MAPCO) and Japans Mitsui Corp collabo- rated to bid for a tender and won an export order of 6,000 tonnes. The companies will export Sinthwe Latt and Hmawbi II type (5 percent broken) rice to Japan. Besides the 6,000 tonnes of rice export, we also signed MoU with some African countries to export 40,000 tonnes of rice, Dr Soe Tun, chairman of MRF said. For the rice exporters, there between the local and foreign markets. So there is not much rent export order, they will get about $450 to $500 per tonne, which is a much better price, said Dr. Soe Tun from Myan- mar Rice Federation. Half of Myanmars rice ex- ports go to China via border year, over 800,000 tonnes of rice were exported to China. 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May 8-14, 2014 Myanmar Business Today mmbiztoday.com LOCAL BIZ 4 Malaysias Yinson Eyes Myanmar O&G Opportunities Aye Myat M alaysia-based Yinson Holdings Bhd (YHB), support services for the up- stream oil and gas sector, said it is looking into the prospect of venturing into the oil and gas sector in Myanmar. The company is eyeing Myan- mar because of its rich oil and gas reserves, Yinson chairman and managing director Lim Han Weng said, adding that the Nigeria and Angola in West Af- rica, and Vietnam and Malaysia in Southeast Asia for its next ventures, Malaysian media re- ported. Experts suggest that in ad- dition to Myanmars current 20 trillion cubic feet (tcf) of reserves, which is worth $106 billion, there could be another 80tcf of undiscovered natural gas worth about $424 billion. Most of Myanmars reserves are still in place as the country has only exported its gas for the past 15 years. Since the 1970s ex- plorers have only drilled a total making the country an almost completely unexplored zone. Myanmar has a good oppor- tunity in the sector, which is developing well in the past few years. However, we need to un- derstand the legal structure of our next move, Lim was quot- ed as saying. In the last 12 months, Myan- mar gave concessions for pro- duction and exploration of its gas blocks to global energy gi- ants like Royal Dutch Shell, ConocoPhilips, BP, Chevron and Woodside, among others. Myanmar Summary rav;&Sm;EdkifiHtajcpdkuf urf;vGefa&eH ESifh obm0"mwfaiGUvkyfief;rsm;vkyfudkif vsuf&Sdonfh Yinson Holdings Bhd (YHB) taejzifh jrefrmEdkifiHa&eHESifh obm0"mwfaiGUvkyfief;rsm;0ifa&mufvkyf udkifEdkif&ef apmifhMunfhvsuf&SdaMumif; od& onf/ tqdkygukrPDtaejzifh jrefrmEdkifiH a&eHESifh"mwfaiGUo,HZmw